PPG held an educational event on Wednesday for local students at its Dover plant to mark National Manufacturing Day, an initiative organized by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) to address the skilled labor shortage, connect with future generations of manufacturers and ensure the success of the manufacturing industry.
 
The PPG Dover plant welcomed high school students from Delaware Technical Community College’s Advanced Manufacturing Pathways Program and instructors and representatives from the Delaware Manufacturing Extension Partnership (DEMEP). The event included a tour of the facility followed by presentations on the plant’s processes and products, PPG’s global operations and career opportunities in manufacturing.
 
The facility, which employs approximately 80 people, makes interior and exterior paint for residential and commercial applications under the OLYMPIC, PPG PITTSBURGH PAINTS and PPG PORTER PAINTS brands.
 
This is the fourth year an event with local students for National Manufacturing Day as held at Dover plant. For the past three years, the facility worked with the Advanced Manufacturing Pathways Program to allow students to work various jobs at the plant tailored to their personal interests or career goals.
 
“National Manufacturing Day is exciting for PPG because it presents an opportunity to show students and community members what a manufacturing plant is really like,” said Neal Nicastro, PPG plant manager, Dover. 





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